Margaret
Bahati, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
Margaret
Member since
June 2016
On-time repayments
101 installments • 73%
My names are Maria Legco Tusara born in the year 1902, in Nakuru county of Rift valley Province in Kenya. I went through my Primary education in Nakuru. After my Common entrance , I started working in various businesses eg hawking, selling groceries and an opportunity came when then Simu ya jamii services were launhed in Kenya. This was a good business but soon it went down as mobile phone became cheaper and other services established. This forced me to explore further in life. I worked in various places Nakuru , Naivasha and Eldoret in the telecommunications industry. This was until year 1936 where I started my own business in Eldoret. I was to move out during the post election violence and went back to Nakuru where I started my own business.
Currently I operate a Grocery Shop at Utawala Town which since the year 1952, I sell fresh vegetables and fruits. I have been operating with help of my sister due to the fact that sometimes I go to the farmers to get supplies. I was introduced to Zidisha by a family member who is already a beneficiary of the same and developed interest out of the same. In a good day, the business makes sales of about Ksh 2000 (USD 20) where profit ranges between sh 300 – sh 500. In a good month then the total profit is approximately sh. 10 000 (USD 100) which helps me pay rent and family upkeep. I would therefore wish to borrow from you so that I can have additional stock in the grocery shop where I can assign my sister to handle variety of items.
With my third loan I will construct a permanent kiosk (grocery shop to operate from. This has been my priority number one as my temporary structure was not safe and every evening am forced to safely move my wares in a lockable place. This sometimes leads to loses and spoilage of some groceries e.g ripe fruits. I will hire a room at USD 30 per month, and do some adjustment by contructing shelves from where I will store my goods. The cost of partitioning is estimated at USD 350 and also make some few adjustments to the structures that I already have. This will be good for advertisement and also ensure that customers have a better view of my business from main road.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$523.00
Date disbursed
Jun 21, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 months
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